The past month with the truck has been fun.
My car is still in the shop so I've been driving the GMC a few days a week.
Several weeks ago helped some friends split firewood one Saturday, used the truck to haul the splitter. Took a nice picture.
PIC 1 Then ice cream for a picnic at work, hauled the ice cream maker in the truck.
Couple weekends ago drove it up to Winchester for the truck show and Stovebolt/ODSS gathering.
On the way stopped to visit a junkyard and fetch some 19.5" single wheels. Also visited with and ordered the wiring harness from
www.brillman.com I'm looking forward to getting that done this fall/winter.
The show was great, the company better, and the food delicious.
Thread about the show Couple pictures of some fine AD trucks and a set of 1 tons.
PIC 2 PIC 3 The drive up and back was quite nice. Alec followed along and joined and helped at the various stops, like our Friday morning workout at the junkyard, thanks again.
Last weekend was my wife's birthday and she elected to drive/ride to West Virginia for an outing and corned beef sandwiches, and she wanted to take the GMC! (The best corned beef sandwiches ever
www.irishpubonwashingtonstreet.com )
We took RT 60, (also the old Rt 60 by various other names) and a fair stretch on the interstate, including mostly interstate home after dark. About 75-80 miles one way and the truck drove and rode well. Tested out the overdrive coming down the mountain on the home stretch, the truck handles quite well at speed, steering is nice and tight. Not sure I believe it but calculated 17-18 MPG after filling up Monday, perhaps I didn't get it entirely full, though it sure seemed like it?
Next,
I'd really like to get that 14 bolt axle built...
Grigg
